How common it is
日记 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say rì jì slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
日记表示记录每天事情的本子。
rì jì biǎo shì jì lù měi tiān shì qíng de běn zi。
Diary means a notebook for daily records.
Context note
日记常用于写生活和感受。
rì jì cháng yòng yú xiě shēng huó hé gǎn shòu。
Diary is often used to write about life and feelings.
5 examples
我写日记。
wǒ xiě rì jì。
I write a diary.
她的日记很有意思。
tā de rì jì hěn yǒu yì sī。
Her diary is interesting.
今天我要记日记。
jīn tiān wǒ yào jì rì jì。
Today I want to write in my diary.
日记可以记录心情。
rì jì kě yǐ jì lù xīn qíng。
A diary can record feelings.
他每天都写日记。
tā měi tiān dōu xiě rì jì。
He writes a diary every day.
5 mini stories
晚上我会写日记。
wǎn shàng wǒ huì xiě rì jì。
At night I write my diary.
她把今天的事写进日记。
tā bǎ jīn tiān de shì xiě jìn rì jì。
She wrote today's events into her diary.
老师说写日记有助于表达。
lǎo shī shuō xiě rì jì yǒu zhù yú biǎo dá。
The teacher said writing a diary helps with expression.
我喜欢看以前的日记。
wǒ xǐ huan kàn yǐ qián de rì jì。
I like reading old diary entries.
他在日记里写下了旅行经历。
tā zài rì jì lǐ xiě xià le lǚ xíng jīng lì。
He wrote down his travel experience in his diary.